The Nikkei Shimbun reported on the 17th that due to the popularity of home office, the strong demand for PCs, coupled with the global shortage of chips, the serious shortage of semiconductor materials for panels, and the tight supply and demand of panels, have also driven the prices of LCD panels for PCs to continue to soar. .
In February 2020, the wholesale price of 15.6-inch LCD panel pointer products for laptops (HD resolution) rose by 4% from the previous month (an increase of US$1.5) to about US$35.5, and the price of 21.5-inches for desktop computer monitors It was around US$51, up 2% (an increase of US$1) from the previous month, both showing an increase for the 9th consecutive month. In the past 9 months (since May 2020), the price has risen by 30%.
The report pointed out that due to the global shortage of chips, the "drive IC" used to control the panel is out of stock. Semiconductor factories generally use production equipment to produce products such as chips for cars with higher profit margins. The British research company Omdia analyst Haru Uno pointed out that "the order of production of driver ICs for PCs with lower unit prices is likely to be ranked behind."
